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Joint release for Ontario grain stakeholders: No trade concerns with new soy and corn protection products available in 2023
January 23, 2023, Ottawa ON – Following a rigorous review of export market requirements and residue potential when used according to the label, the joint Market Access Committee for corn and soybeans has concluded that the risk of any crop protection product residue related trade disruption is acceptable for five new corn products and three new soybean products available in…
Investing in improving access to the Indo-Pacific can bring more value from soy
November 18, 2022, Ottawa ON – Investment in an Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-food Office announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will help bring more value to the soybean industry across Canada. From high value markets like Japan where Canadian soybeans have a 42 percent market share, to high growth opportunities like Indonesia where soybeans are Canada’s number two export,…
Canada’s Identity Preserved Soybean Program Achieves Technical Equivalency to the Global Food Safety Initiative
September 30th, 2022, Ottawa ON – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has acknowledged the technical equivalence of the Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System (CIRPS) + Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) program against GFSI Technical Equivalence Requirements version 2020. Developed by the Canadian Grain Commission and soybean industry, CIPRS + HAACP is the world’s most fully integrated quality…
Soy Canada Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade: Trade Opportunities in the Indo Pacific
September 23, 2022, Ottawa ON – I’m here representing the soybean value chain. Soy Canada includes seed developers, growers, processors, and exporters. We have a diverse industry with soybeans grown from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. Soybeans are the 3rd most valuable crop in Canada, with exports worth $3 billion in 2021. We produce world leading food grade soybeans…
Soy Canada shares progress at Annual General Meeting and confirms leadership
Ottawa – Soy Canada has confirmed that Jason McNaughton will continue as chairperson following its eighth Annual General Meeting that was held in Winnipeg and online this week. The meeting provided an opportunity to review progress made in the past year on the industry’s goals, as well as a window into what’s ahead for the Canadian soybean industry. “I’m honoured…
Soy Canada’s 8th Annual General Meeting
Interested in knowing more about how the soy value chain is working together through Soy Canada? Please join us on June 20th at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 11:00 to 1:00 CST for a look back at the past year for the soybean industry. The meeting will also be available online for those who cannot join us…
Amidst Growing Food Supply and Price Concerns, Canadian Food Producers and Suppliers Call on Canadian Government to Make Food Security and Increasing Food Supply a Major Policy Focus
Ottawa, ON, May 31, 2022 – Yesterday, Canadian food producers and suppliers (see Appendix A: Signatories to the Letter) delivered a letter to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, calling on the Federal Government to unleash Canada’s great potential for producing sustainable, affordable food for Canadians and the world. With the war in Ukraine, ongoing challenges from COVID, global supply chain…
Soy Canada connects with international customers to promote soybean industry
March 7, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Japanese and Southeast Asian food companies, buyers and importers of soybeans learned about Canada’s soybean value chain in a series of two virtual seminars last week. Hosted by Soy Canada, these virtual trade missions were live-streamed in local time for these important Asian customers on March 1 and 4, 2022. “We’re always looking…
Soy Canada presents on container challenges to the House of Commons agriculture committee
March 3, 2022 – Ottawa, ON – Effective transportation corridors are the lifeblood of our soybean industry, and we’re pleased the Committee is studying the important role for government in enabling our products to get to market. Right now, your study is very timely because our inability to have competitive container service for our exports is making our sector uncompetitive.…
Statement on the conclusion of the National Supply Chain Summit
February 1, 2022 – Ottawa, ON – Today, members of the Coalition to Fix the Container Crunch, including the Canadian Produce Marketing Association, Pulse Canada, and Soy Canada released the following statement on the conclusion of the National Supply Chain Summit: “Substantial cost increases and delays along containerized supply chains continue to threaten Canada’s food security and the competitiveness and…